Senior Operations Specialist; Water

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At HDR, our employee‑owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, empowering everyone to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. We foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, constantly asking ourselves:
What is our impact on the world?

HDR is looking for an energetic, hard‑working problem solver to become a full‑time Senior Operations Specialist on both municipal and industrial water treatment facilities. You will work on a variety of treatment technologies for multiple plants, from small municipalities to iconic U.S. facilities, and will help design solutions that improve reliability and operability for our clients.

• Support HDR project leaders at the local, state, and regional level on water treatment projects requiring input from Operations Specialists.
• Review drawings for operability review and Haz Ops analysis with an eye for what it takes to successfully operate a variety of treatment processes.
• Manage operations and maintenance projects with municipal and industrial clients, including client interfacing, regulatory reporting, and personnel, subcontractor, and maintenance management.
• Develop startup and commissioning plans and host workshops to share those ideas with clients’ contractors and operators.
• Perform startup and commissioning of new water treatment facilities, ensuring new equipment functions correctly before handover to operations and maintenance staff.
• Conduct formal and informal training to help clients’ treatment plants operate as well as possible.
• Participate in testing of facilities to ensure they meet the capacity requirements of the design.
• Perform condition assessment and asset management tasks on water and wastewater facilities using state‑of‑the‑art evaluation tools.
• Execute operational or maintenance troubleshooting and evaluations on municipal and industrial water facilities.

• Minimum 10 years of field experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, or instrumentation equipment at water treatment facilities and/or resolving water treatment process problems; construction experience a plus.
• High‑level water treatment operator license or professional engineering license.
• Ability to interpret engineering plans and specifications.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and computerized maintenance and management systems.
• Commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture.
• Valid driver’s license.

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Microsoft Office product experience.
• General background‑related experience.
• Commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture.

Expected compensation range: $71,960 – $128,500, depending on skills, experience, education, and geography. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a retirement savings plan with employer match.

United States – Virginia – Vienna (primary location). Other potential locations include West Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, New York, Florida, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Maine, etc.

Full‑time, regular employee status.

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrests, or convictions.